Peter H. Vrooman

Peter H. Vrooman
United States Ambassador to Mozambique
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 3, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDennis Walter Hearne
United States Ambassador to Rwanda
In office
April 7, 2018 – January 24, 2022
PresidentDonald Trump
Joe Biden
Preceded byErica Barks-Ruggles
Succeeded byEric W. Kneedler
Personal details
Born (1966-03-01) March 1, 1966 (age 58)
Canton, New York, U.S.
SpouseJohnette Iris Stubbs
Children2
Alma materHarvard College (BA)
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy (MS)

Peter Hendrick Vrooman (born March 1, 1966)[1] is an American diplomat who has served as the United States ambassador to Mozambique since 2022. He previously served as the United States ambassador to Rwanda from 2018 to 2022.[2]

Education

Vrooman received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Studies from Harvard College. He received his Master of Science degree from the Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy.[3]

Career

Vrooman is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, with the rank of minister-counselor serving since 1991. He previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Rwanda. Vrooman also served as the Chargé d’Affaires and deputy chief of mission of the U.S. embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[2][3] Other assignments include the spokesperson for the U.S. embassy in New Delhi; director for Iraq on the staff of the White House National Security Council in Washington, D.C.; and deputy political counselor in Tel Aviv and at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. U.S. embassy assignments include Baghdad, Beirut, and Djibouti, as well as the U.S. Liaison Office in Mogadishu, Somalia. Vrooman was a watch officer in the Department of State Operations Center and the desk officer for Algeria in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, he worked as the special assistant to the President of the American University in Cairo.[2]

United States ambassador to Rwanda

On October 30, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Vrooman to serve as the United States ambassador to Rwanda.[4] Hearings on his nomination were held before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on December 19, 2017. The committee reported his nomination favorably on February 7, 2018. On February 15, 2018, the Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[5] Vrooman's mission ended around January 24, 2022.[6]

United States ambassador to Mozambique

On July 27, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Vrooman to be the next United States ambassador to Mozambique.[7] His nomination was sent to the Senate the following day.[8] The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held hearings on his nomination on October 20, 2021. The committee reported his nomination favorably on November 3, 2021. The entire Senate confirmed his nomination on December 18, 2021 by voice vote.[9] He was sworn into office on February 11, 2022.[10] He presented his credentials to President Filipe Nyusi on March 3, 2022.[11]

Personal life

Vrooman is a native of New York. He is married to Johnette Iris Stubbs, a photographer, and they have a son and a daughter. He speaks Arabic and French.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda: Who Is Peter Vrooman?". allgov.com. November 15, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Ambassador Peter H. Vrooman". State Department. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Peter Vrooman". LinkedIn. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  4. ^ "Eleven Nominations Sent to the Senate Today". whitehouse.gov. October 30, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2019 – via National Archives.
  5. ^ "PN1185 — Peter Hendrick Vrooman — Department of State". United States Congress. February 15, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  6. ^ @UrugwiroVillage (January 24, 2022). "This afternoon at Urugwiro Village, President Kagame received outgoing @USAmbRwanda , Ambassador Peter Vrooman for a farewell meeting" (Tweet). Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations". The White House. 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
  8. ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. July 28, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "PN939 - Nomination of Peter Hendrick Vrooman for Department of State, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  10. ^ @USAmbMoz (February 11, 2022). "Good afternoon, everyone! I am so proud to have been sworn in this morning as the US Ambassador to Mozambique. I am honored to begin this new adventure. Next stop - Maputo! 🇺🇸🇲🇿See you soon!" (Tweet). Retrieved March 1, 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Ambassador Peter Hendrick Vrooman". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Rwanda
2018–2022 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United States Ambassador to Mozambique
2022–present 		Incumbent